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Invitation to 2007-08 Obermann Scholars to Apply
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International Programs ~ Obermann Research Fellowships

Applications Due:

November 12, 2007 for fall Obermann Scholars

April 14, 2008 for spring Obermann Scholars

Applications are invited for a unique fellowship offered to scholars in residence at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies who are engaged in research on topics with an international emphasis.

Thanks to the generous support of the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization and the C. Esco and Avalon L. Obermann Endowment, the University of Iowa International Programs (IP) and the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies (OCAS) are happy to announce the Stanley International Programs-Obermann Center Research Fellowships.

These fellowships will be awarded competitively to scholars in residence at the Obermann Center whose research focuses on international issues. While successful applicants must be in residence to apply and will be named as Fellows during their residency, the funds will be available for a 12 month period, starting at the end of the residency. The goal is to help scholars continue the momentum on the work they have accomplished during their residency at the Obermann Center.

The award provides $3000 for travel and other forms of support directly tied to a scholar's international research. As many as four fellows will be appointed annually (up to two in the fall semester and up to two in the spring semester). The deadline is November 12, 2007 for Obermann Scholars in residence in the fall. The research funds will be available effective December 15 and will be available for up to twelve months after the award date.

Each IP-OCAS Fellow will have the opportunity to share her or his research. One of the goals of this award is to bring international perspectives to the scholarly community at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies. Therefore, each Fellow will describe her or his project to fellow Obermann Scholars at an informal "Coffee Talk" session. In addition, this year's fall and spring recipients will gather to share their research as members of a panel, which will convene in the IP Commons next fall. The panel will be co-hosted by International Programs and the Obermann Center.

Eligibility

Applicants must be University of Iowa faculty who have an appointment at the Obermann Center during the semester of their application. Preference may be given to UI faculty members on UI developmental or other research assignments or external grants that allow a faculty member to devote substantial time to research and scholarship. We regret that summer OCAS Scholars are not eligible for these awards.

Applicants should submit

  1. a one-page narrative summary, which
    • describes the project and its international nature,
    • identifies any award that is already supporting the project (e.g., Career Development Award, Faculty Scholar Award, NEH Fellowship, etc.) and
    • gives a tentative title for the lecture to be given the following fall.
  2. a two-page curriculum vitae.

Please send these application materials as an attachment to an email addressed to Neda Barrett, the Administrator at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies (neda-barrett@uiowa.edu) by November 12, 2007.

Selection Process

Review of applications will be based on the following criteria:

  • Beyond any travel abroad that is planned, applicant’s engagement with scholarship or research that has a clear and appropriate international emphasis, whether aesthetic, cultural, historical, or political. Provide a clear explanation of the ways the proposed international research will promote greater understanding of people, places, cultures, and practices from an international, transnational, or global perspective.
  • Scholarly, artistic, or clinical/technical merit of the project, including its originality and probable impact
  • Scholarly, artistic, or clinical/technical merit of the project, including its originality and probable impact.
  • Potential of the project for contributing to the faculty member's professional development, whatever the rank of the applicant.
  • Potential for disseminating and/or applying anticipated achievements through publications, presentations, and development of curricular and instructional activities.

A selection committee consisting of the International Programs Associate Dean, a member of the OCAS Advisory Committee, and a previous recipient of the award, in consultation with the International Programs Director of the Grants Office and the Director of the Obermann Center, will select the award winners.

Preference will be given to those who have not held this award in the past and will not be awarded to the same recipient within a five-year span.

Past Recipients

William Davies, Fall 2007
William LaRue Jones, Fall 2007
Catherine Ringen, Spring 2007
Mark Sidel, Fall 2006
Denise Filios, Fall 2006
Eric Gidal, Spring 2006
Robin Hemley, Spring 2006
Adriana Mendez, Fall 2005
Shelton Stromquist, Fall 2005
Roberta Montemorra Marvin, Spring 2005
Michael Chibnik, Fall 2004

For additional information, please contact Downing Thomas, Associate Dean of International Programs, at downing-thomas@uiowa.edu or Teresa Mangum, Associate Faculty Director of the Obermann Center, at teresa-mangum@uiowa.edu.

Visit their website for more information about the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.